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CVE-2023-2166

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 6, 2022

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in the can protocol in net/can/af_can.c in the Linux kernel, where ml_priv may not be initialized in the receive path of CAN frames. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or cause a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference